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- From the verb can: (⇒ conjugate)
- could is: ⓘClick the infinitive to see all available inflections
- v aux past
- v aux conditional
WordReference English-Dutch Dictionary © 2025: | Voornaamste vertalingen |
| could v past | (past tense of can) | kon, konden ww |
| | When Samantha was a girl, she could climb tall trees. |
| | vt |
| could⇒ v aux | (polite request) | zou kunnen, kunnen, willen over. ww |
| | Could you hold this for me, please? |
| could v aux | (ability) | zou kunnen over. ww |
| | I could go to the store if I wanted to. |
| could v aux | (possibility) | zou kunnen over.ww |
| | He could be right. |
| could v aux | (polite suggestion) | zou kunnen over. ww |
| | You could call them and ask. |
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| can⇒ v aux | (be able to) | kunnen hww |
| | I can carry those suitcases for you. |
| can v aux | (know how to) | kunnen hww |
| | She can play the piano. |
| can v aux | (have the right to) | kunnen, mogen hww |
| | The prime minister can call an election whenever he wants to. |
| can v aux | (be allowed to) | kunnen, mogen hww |
| | Can I borrow your car tonight? |
| can v aux | (be possible) | kunnen hww |
| | Such things can happen if you're not careful. |
| can n | (metal container, usu. cylindrical) | blik nw het |
| | We need three more cans of paint. |
| can n | US (tin: of food) | blik, blikje nw het |
| | Pass me that can of peas. |
| Aanvullende vertalingen |
| can n | (fuel) | jerrycan nw de |
| | We should fill this extra can with gas in case we run out. |
| can n | US slang (toilet) (informeel) | wc nw de |
| | (NL slang) | plee nw de |
| | Excuse me. I have to go to the can. |
| can n | slang (jail, gaol) (NL slang) | bak, nor, lik nw de |
| | He's been in the can for three months now. |
| can n | slang (military: depth charge) (militair) | oorlogsschip |
| | After a few repairs the can was back in the water heading across the ocean. |
| can n | US slang (buttocks) (informeel) | kont nw de |
| | (vulgair) | reet nw de |
| | That toilet seat's so cold you'll freeze your can sitting on it. |
| can n | (contents of a can) | blik, blikje nw het |
| | I'll just have a can of beans for lunch. |
| can v aux | (have the qualifications to) | mogen hww |
| | | bevoegd zijn kww |
| | A doctor can treat people more extensively than a nurse. |
| can v aux | (tend to) | kunnen hww |
| | He can be really annoying sometimes. |
| can [sth]⇒ vtr | (preserve in a jar, etc.) | inblikken over. ww |
| | | inmaken overg.ww |
| | They canned most of their peppers for the winter. |
| can⇒ vtr | US slang (fire, dismiss) | ontslaan over. ww |
| | (spreektaal) | de laan uitsturen |
| | He should have been canned for that kind of behavior. |
| can vtr | US slang (stop doing) (NL slang) | kappen, nokken over. ww |
| | | ophouden, stoppen over. ww |
| | You two! Can that fighting! Now! |
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| bus nw de | (blikken doos) | tin n |
| | | can n |
| gevangenis nw de | (gebouw) | prison n |
| | (local jurisdiction) | jail n |
| | (colloquial) | can, clink, jug n |
| | (formal) | correctional facility n |
| blik nw het | (conserven) | can n |
| | (UK) | tin n |
| blikje nw het | dim. (conserven) | tin, can n |
| kunnen overg. ww | (in staat zijn om) | can vtr |
| | | be able v expr |
| | | be capable v expr |
| doos nw de | fig., spreektaal (gevangenis) | jail n |
| | | prison n |
| | (informal) | can n |
| busje nw het | (blikje) | tin n |
| | | can n |
| Aanvullende vertalingen |
| vermogen overg. ww | verouderd (kunnen) | can vtr |
| | | be able to v expr |
WordReference English-Dutch Dictionary © 2025: Samengestelde woorden:
can | could |
| can hardly wait v expr | (feel impatient or excited) | haast niet kunnen wachten, bijna niet kunnen wachten frase |
| | I can hardly wait for my birthday! This has been such a rotten day, I can hardly wait for it to be over. |
| can it! vtr | slang, impolite (shut up!) (slang) | kappen, nokken onoverg.ww |
| | | ophouden, stoppen onoverg.ww |
| | Can it! I don't want to hear another word from you! |
| can't contraction | colloquial, abbreviation (can not) | kan niet ww + bw |
| | I can't hear the doorbell when I'm in the back room. |
can't be helped,
cannot be helped v expr | informal (unavoidable) | niet te vermijden, niets aan kunnen doen frase |
| | It's a pity that Deborah can't come with us, but it can't be helped. |
| can't wait for [sth] v expr | figurative, informal (be impatient for) (figuurlijk, informeel) | niet kunnen wachten onoverg.uitdr. |
| | I can't wait for this day to be over. |
| do all you can v expr | (try hard) | zich geen moeite besparen, zijn / haar uiterste best doen, doen wat hij/zij kan frase |
| | I did all I could to catch the train, but it was too late. |
| do everything you can to do [sth] v expr | (try your hardest to achieve [sth]) | je uiterste best doen, alles doen wat je kan frase |
| | Choosing a university is an important decision, so make sure you do everything you can to get it right. |
| do the best you can v expr | (try your hardest) | zijn uiterste best doen frase |
| | Just do the best you can. That's all anybody could ask for. |
garbage can (US),
trash can (US),
dustbin (UK),
bin (UK) n | (curbside waste collection container) | vuilnisbak, afvalbak nw de |
| | (Belg.) | vuilbak |
| | Residents should put their garbage cans on the curb on Thursday mornings. |
| I can't wait! interj | (I am excited about [sth]) | Ik kan niet wachten! tw |
| | "This time next week we'll be on holiday." "I can't wait!" |
| see what can be done v expr | (try to find solution) | zien wat er gedaan kan worden frase |
| | The mechanic said he'd see what can be done to repair my car. |
| spray can n | (aerosol) | spuitbus nw de |
| | The chemicals in spray cans affect the ozone layer. |
| you can bet on it interj | informal (that is certain) (informeel, fig.) | daar kan je gif op innemen tw |
| | Whatever the government does will cost us money -- you can bet on it! |
| you can say that again interj | slang (yes: emphatically) (informeel) | dat kun je wel zeggen, dat mag je wel zeggen ja tw |
| | “This new gadget's just brilliant.” “You can say that again!” |
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